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Elastic computer connector

Active Publication Date: 2005-03-31
QUANTA COMPUTER INC
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[0011] It is an objective of the present invention to provide an elastic computer connector to eliminate poor contact of computer connectors to enhance transmission efficiencies of the computer connectors.
[0019] The removable module and the elastic computer connector according to the present invention utilize the spring force of the elastic device to keep a predetermined contact force between the connectors when the removable peripheral device is inserted into the removable module so that the signal breaks caused by vibrations and poor contact problem of the coupled connectors can be eliminated. Therefore, the transmission efficiency of the SATA connectors can be enhanced so that the transmission speed of the SATA connectors can be effectively increased.

Problems solved by technology

However, the Ultra ATA / 133 faces a bottleneck in transmission speed, and the Ultra ATA / 133 cannot fulfill the transmission requirement between the latest computers and the hard disks.
However, the SATA connector's small physical size poses some problems.
Due to both poor strength and manufacturing tolerances, contact between the SATA connectors is often poor.
In addition, while the SATA hard disk is under vibration, signal loss occurs between the computer and the hard disk.

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[0023] The following description is of the best presently contemplated mode of carrying out the present invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense but is made merely for the purpose of describing the general principles of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined by referencing the appended claims.

[0024]FIG. 1 is a preferred embodiment of an elastic computer connector according to the present invention. The elastic computer connector 100 has an upper cover 110, a lower cover 120, SATA contact terminals 130, and a wire set 140, and an elastic device 150. One end of the wire set 140 is utilized to connect to a host computer and includes signal wires and power wires. Another end of the wire set 140 is coupled to the SATA contact terminals 130. The SATA contact terminals 130 couple to a corresponding SATA connector of a hard disk to read and write data therein. The upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 construct a protection shell to prote...

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Abstract

An elastic computer connector is described. The elastic computer connector utilizes an elastic device to couple the elastic computer connector to a corresponding computer connector with a predetermined contact force so as to eliminate a poor contact problem. The elastic computer connector includes a protection shell, contact terminals, a wire set, and at least one elastic device. The protection shell protects the contact terminals and the contact terminals are coupled to the corresponding computer connector. The elastic device provides a spring force while the elastic computer connector is coupled to the corresponding computer connector to maintain the predetermined contact force.

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BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an elastic computer connector, and more particularly, to a Serial AT Attachment (SATA) elastic computer connector. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] Due to an enormous increase of computer processing speed, the computer can handle a significant amount of data and information. For storing data and information, hard disks play an important role for computers. Normally, in a computer system, the hard disk is the main storage medium for storing programs, files, and various data and information. The speed and volume of the hard disk are important factors in determining the performance of the hard disk. [0005] With increases in hard disk volume by magnetic head technology and magnetic disc structure improvements, the external transmission interface specification has to be improved to provide enough bandwidth for input and output. To meet this need, the AT Attachment (ATA) transmission interferenc...

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IPC IPC(8): H01R13/24
CPCH01R13/2421
Inventor CHEN, YU-LIN
Owner QUANTA COMPUTER INC